by Mike Sangiacomo Well, if you gotta go, this is the way to do it. The third (and allegedly) final installment of the Venom movie trilogy is an overpacked action film rife with emotional scenes and a powerful, satisfying ending. Venom: The Last Dance opens this week featuring Tom Hardy as the man with a black, slithering alien inside of him. Venom, created in the … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: He Wrote THAT, too?
To most comic readers, the writers of the books they love are faceless and formless. This is fine; the writer’s works should stand alone. In the case of J. Michael Straczynski, it turns out that the challenge that is his life is the most riveting story of all. Becoming Superman is the frightening real story of a man who was constantly beaten and abused by his … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Whatever Happened to the Men of Yesterday?
Sanctum Sangiacomo I recently visited the Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society and marveled at the huge collection of old cars, planes and historical artifacts that told the history of the city. But there was something missing. Among the cars, motorcycles, advertising signs and plaques there was no mention of the most famous name ever to … [Read more...]